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Here's my character - let me know what I should change, I'm pretty tired when finishing this so it might not be the highest quality lol.

[hider=Applicant: THE BULLET (All caps)]
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[b]Name[/b]
Chad 'Quick' Connors

[b]Hero Name[/b]
The Bullet (or THE BULLET, depending on who's asking).

[b]Nicknames[/b]
CQC, Bullet Train.

[b]Gender[/b]
Male

[b]Age[/b]
18

[b]Date of Birth[/b]
November 12th

[b]Physique[/b]
6'2 and 210 lbs, Chad is incredibly muscular from years of sports and intense weight lifting since childhood. He has caused several questions due to the contrast between his incredibly dark skin tone compared to his parent's ghostly pale. He usually laughs these questions off, however. He has many scars across his body, a result of immense amounts of training and being too curious around sharp objects. Chad is most easily identified by his dyed hair and his face tattoo that many people have described as 'tacky'.

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Prior to actually joining H.E.R.O, he uses a homemade suit that was cobbled together using thrift store clothes and his Highschool football gear. He continues to use this after joining H.E.R.O, albeit only for missions requiring stealth since it is darker than his other suit. He refers to it as [u][b]THE BULLET: SILENCER[/b][/u].


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Chad's outfit after Joining H.E.R.O, this gear is both aesthetically appealing as well as being actually useful. The armor is actually fairly heavy since heavier weight does not impact Chad's speed much and it provides both protection as well as extra weight behind his attacks. The entire costume is resistant to friction burns caused by high-speed movement, with the shoes being especially resistant to the negative effects of speed. He refers to it as [u][b]THE SILVER BULLET[/b][/u]
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[b]Blood Type[/b]
AB

[b]Occupation[/b]
Chad works full time as a Hero, but also works as a part-time Pizza Delivery Man due to the frequent pay cuts he receives from H.E.R.O

[b]Side[/b]
Hero.

[b]Affiliation[/b]
H.E.R.O

[b]Tier[/b]
C+. Could be a Low to High A if he actually used his power effectively, but his personality prevents him from doing so.

[b]Personality[/b]
Chad could best be described as paradoxical. He abhors killing others, yet jumps to violence and assaulting others for the weakest reasons. He constantly idolizes heroes and tries to portray himself as a pillar of justice, yet he will almost always run away when presented with a moderate chance of injury. And despite his incredibly crude appearance and mannerisms, he spends his free time reading, sewing, and practicing calligraphy.

Chad often speaks loudly and informally with everyone he meets regardless of the situation, and is surprisingly charismatic with most people he talks to. He enjoys learning about other people's lives and understanding them, and despite his more bombastic nature, he is a surprisingly good team player. He portrays a constantly upbeat and excitable demeanor, becoming incredibly invested in the most mundane of topics. Like his namesake, however, his attention can shift incredibly quickly if not constantly encouraged. Chad appears to be very self-confident, and he offers advice to anyone who asks... and sometimes people who don't ask.

His happy-go-lucky attitude however hides an incredibly insecure person, with his Self-confidence merely being a mask he wears around others. Ever since he dropped out of high school and left his parents, Chad has been struggling to reclaim the excitement and attention he had so much of in his youth. He became a hero almost solely because he needed some form of positive interaction, and he feels that his power is his only interesting attribute.

[b]Backstory[/b]
Chad lived what most would call a pampered life - he was adopted at a young age by an upper middle-class family, supplied with all the love he could ever need, and grew up to be a very extroverted child. Chad's father is a well-respected professor of physics at UNCA, while his mother is a somewhat well-known politician in the Castleburg Republican Party. Chad never experienced some of the things that other children did in their youth, such as learning proper money management skills and setting appropriate expectations. His family was extremely protective over him, and encouraged his development as best they knew how.

At the age of 10, Chad began to grow interested in physical sports. Baseball, basketball, track and field, nearly anything that could be remotely called a sport would interest Chad. This eventually culminated in him joining a youth football team, and he continued to train for the rest of his educational career. This was also the time that Chad became interested in the concept of Heroes.

The thought of becoming a person that could shoot lightning or withstand a hail of bullets was incredibly appealing to Chad, and he spent a large portion of his free time on building an 'alter ego' for his superhero persona. This persona would shift whenever he had a new idea for a superhero or thought of new power, with his current alias being the latest in a long line of these names. Chad's parents, however, were much less thrilled about heroes in general. Chad's father simply believed they were unnecessary, and should only serve as an elite force when faced with a Villain or Leftover immune to firearms. Chad's mother, however, believed all people with powers were a threat to the unpowered population - she advocated for several anti-hero groups and even had been planning to run for Mayor when the current term is over.

While neither parent was supportive of their son's hobby, they both wanted to help their child grow and develop his creativity. They were more concerned about his fascination with sports, which could very easily end with him getting injured. It took a few years of pleading before he was allowed to join his Highschool football team in his junior year. He rapidly rose his Highschool to prominence thanks to his speed as a Running Back, to the point that Chad had a full-ride football scholarship at UNCA, with his father promising to pay for lodging and other expenses that would arise as long as Chad actually tried to get a degree. Chad was very lucky. 

In his senior year, Chad achieved a lifelong dream in the worst way possible. It was the final game of the season, and Chad was attempting to score a hat-trick to close his high school career. As he ran, he desperately tried to move as fast as possible and score, and the mixture of chemicals in his body and the cheering of fans caused something to awaken in him. He quickly passed the goalposts and didn't stop for nearly half a mile. At first, Chad was beyond ecstatic - he had developed Super Speed!

Chad would not be happy for very long. His scholarship was specifically for people without powers, so he lost it very fast. And while they tried to hide it, Chad could tell his parents acted differently towards him than they used to. They were careful and treated him like a time bomb, and the sense of comfort and familiarity that had been built over nearly two decades was gone. Chad tried to keep a positive demeanor and outlook, but one month after gaining powers, Chad's mother held a knife between her and Chad, terrified after he ran into the kitchen. Feeling betrayed, Chad immediately packed his things and left his home, dropping out of high school shortly after. 

Chad relied on the mercy of his boss, Percy Porter. Porter allowed Chad to sleep in a backroom in exchange for very little money and a promise to ignore anything suspicious he saw in the restaurant. Chad has lived there ever since, spending most of his time training his abilities or searching for his biological parents.

Now, only a few weeks after leaving his parents, Chad is desperate to become a full-time Hero. With so much of his life falling apart, any way to get people to appreciate and respect him is worth following. He repurposed parts of his football gear and anything he could find at a thrift store into an impromptu costume, and he sought out the H.E.R.O organization.

[b]Power: Like A Bullet[/b]
[i][u]Short Version:[/u][/i] Chad is very fast. He also sucks at running.

[i][u]Long Version:[/u][/i] Chad might be one of the fastest Superhumans when it comes to raw speed, and not things like teleportation. He is capable of moving more than Mach 1 in short bursts, although this can really aggravate his weaknesses. 

He achieves his incredible speeds because his power is really the "Conversion of Potential Energy" - if he was aware of this and decided to capitalize on it, he would be able to train and develop abilities like slowing people down (albeit at a massively less potent scale than someone like Winterfall), launching ball bearings like bullets with touch-based telekinesis, and even preventing objects from falling by stealing their Potential Energy, effectively creating a floating platform. It would also allow him to reach much faster speeds by siphoning potential energy from others.

It is unlikely he ever will, however, since he believes he only possesses Superhuman Speed and some minor side abilities. These side abilities include Heat Resistance and Durability that scale with his speed (He is usually durable enough to tough through friction burns and crashing into walls regardless of speed... usually).

Chad's weaknesses are proportional to his speed at any moment in time - he could move 100 mph with a relatively minor impact. He rarely compromises and goes this slow, however, despite the fact he would be far more effective if he moved this fast and used firearms or other forms of equipment.

[i][u][s]Techniques[/s] SPECIAL SHOTS!:[/u][/i]
[u]Rubber Bullet:[/u] A punch designed to nonlethally knock out opponents. Chad actually uses restraint with this one and tries to manage the power in relation to his opponent. Even with him purposefully trying to manage his speed, this ability can seriously injure a normal person if he hits them in the wrong location.

Ironically, this technique is more dangerous than some of Chad's others since he isn't as impacted by his weaknesses and is more likely to actually land it.

[u]12 Guage:[/u] Similar to the Rubber Bullet technique in that it's a (relatively) light punch, the 12 Guage is a rapid burst of 12 punches rather than a single nonlethal punch. This can cause a lot of damage, especially if Chad is lucky and most of his blows actually connect, but Chad is usually stuck in place while performing it and can be attacked while punching.

[u]9 mm:[/u] A quick punch, which Chad usually aims at the groin or liver. Faster than Rubber Bullets and more accurate than 12 Guage, this is Chad's go-to move against opponents that can survive Rubber Bullets. 9mm's have very few weaknesses, other than being very predictable.

[u].22 Caliber:[/u] The only kick Chad has, despite him thinking his power is running really fast. 22 Caliber is faster than a 9mm punch, but it also has additional force behind it due to being a kick rather than a punch. Chad most often uses it in order to trip opponents, and it is very effective at doing so.

[u].50 Caliber:[/u] When he has a straight shot to an enemy over a distance of around 1 mile, Chad is able to achieve his maximum speed of Mach 1 and punch them after 10 seconds of running blind. Considering he is a man weighing 210 pounds running at the speed of sound, this is usually strong enough to instantly defeat all but the most durable of opponents. Actually pulling it off is pretty much impossible, since it requires a mile-long shot that has no potholes and is relatively smooth, and he is effectively blind due to his power's weaknesses. Even landing the punch could seriously injure Chad's arm, possibly tearing it off entirely if he is fighting someone durable enough to survive the blow. 

[u]Blank Shot:[/u] Not a real technique that Chad has named, rather it is a term that has been coined by fans and detractors alike. Chad runs straight past the opponent, relying on his raw speed and temporary durability to escape as far as he can run. Chad is quick to lean on this ability when presented with even moderately difficult opponents, and will only avoid using it when people are in clear danger.

[i][u]Weaknesses: [/u][/i]
Chad has several weaknesses - most of which are self-inflicted, whether from his mentality or his perception of his powers.

The primary weakness of Chad's power is his method of using it - his conversions of Potential Energy into Kinetic Energy for his speed places great stress on his brain and musculature. As Chad runs faster, he progressively loses his precision and senses. When moving at 100 mph he may no longer be able to smell, and his hearing might be somewhat weaker. At his maximum speed of Mach 1, he wouldn't be able to do anything more dextrous than forming a fist, and he would be blind, deaf, and barely feel the wind on his face or his feet hit the ground. This does come with immunity to sensory manipulation at high speeds, so... there's that. If Chad learned the nature of his power, he might one day learn how to lessen the effects of this weakness by performing less stressful conversions.

One of the problems H.E.R.O has with Chad is his inability to stop quickly. He either has to slow down over the course of several seconds or run into a wall to stop himself. In high-speed chases, Chad is surprisingly worthless unless it's on a highway or property damage is acceptable. Due to the pay cuts he receives because of this limitation, he has continued his job as a Pizza Delivery Boy.

Less a weakness and more of a limitation, Chad's speed is purely physical - he cannot react to things faster than a normal human, so a bullet is just as dangerous to him as it is for anyone else, and a surprise attack can quickly incapacitate him. This also makes it much easier for him to trip or fall than other speedsters.

A very situational weakness is his various 'Vulnerabilities.' Chad himself is unaware of why he is especially vulnerable to certain types of damage and powers, but it is usually because it directly interferes with his power over Potential Energy. These Vulnerabilities include:
[u]Gravity:[/u] Weightlessness can effectively render Chad powerless since he has no Potential Energy to draw on. On the flip side, he is just as fast when gravity is heavier, as long as he is strong enough to stand.
[u]Cold:[/u] Lower temperatures can cause Chad's molecules to rapidly slow down, and in turn heavily impact his speed. Even without slowing him down, cold temperatures can cause the ground to become slippery, which is especially dangerous to Chad when he is moving at high speeds.
[u]Heat:[/u] While moderate amounts of heat actually improve Chad's speed, very hot temperatures can forcefully activate his speed, resulting in him being unable to slow down. At high enough temperatures he may die from exhaustion from the constant running if he doesn't first die from the heat. This can be 'fixed' by simply not moving in the first place and waiting to cool down, but that generally makes someone an easy target.

While not a weakness of his power, Chad is incredibly poor at using his ability. Even with his misconception about the nature of his power, it is extremely rare for Chad to use any application of his abilities other than 'run away' or 'punch FASTER!' He would be able to warrant a B tier if he was willing to use firearms and move slower, but he refuses to do so since he believes it would be 'too lethal'. 

[b]OTHER:[/b]
Theme Song: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGmxv6wW9XU]BBMAK - Bullet Train[/url]

Battle Theme: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeZ53VT_rm4]Infinite Mass - Bullet[/url]

Chad is very skilled at certain skills that are not traditionally seen as very masculine. This includes Sewing, Calligraphy, and Baking. He is also trying his hand at making poems, but he is average at best at that.

Starbright is easily Chad's favorite hero, due to his flashy abilities and personality. Chad owns several posters of the hero.

Chad does not like most animals. He adores children and babies, however.

Chad is proficient at Boxing, but he is not incredible at it. This is where his Highschool nickname 'CQC' comes from. He mostly relied on his impressive size and musculature to deal with opponents. Now he relies on his speed.

Chad adores public speaking but despises things that require knowledge since it makes him feel stupid. He was very quiet in classes and has never been in a spelling bee (despite being pretty good at spelling).

Porter's Pizza, the restaurant that Chad works and lives at, pays a very large amount of money to the Bratva gang for 'protection' on a monthly basis. Chad doesn't know this, but he does notice Percy is always more snappy on certain days of the month.
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[hider=Relationships ]
To be filled out when Chad actually meets people.
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